â Sweet scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea L. (1753)WFO
Period English: sweet scabious; dark purple scabious; honey flower; mourning bride; scabious; sweet sultan (see also Amberboa moschata).
Period French: scabieuse f.; fleur-de-veuve f. (widow-flower) DB
Period Italian: fior della vedova f. (widow-flower) HP:FE
Sentiments:
Femme sensible et malheureuse.Sensitive and unhappy woman ⌠(1811); DB
Widow (1825); HP:FE TTA
Widowhood (1825); HP:FE TTA
I have lost all (1825-1832); HP:FE EWW
Unfortunate attachment (1832); EWW SJH LH S&K
Slighted love (1845); O&B
Region: TBC.
Seasonality: TBC.
Period Colours: TBC.